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The Bears are now 4-2 all-time vs. the Bulldogs after today’s victory in the programs’ first meeting since December 2001.

With the win, Mike Montgomery now owns 665 victories in 31 seasons and claims sole possession of 27th on the NCAA’s all-time wins list for Div. I men’s basketball coaches, surpassing John Wooden. With 117 wins at Cal, he is now two wins shy of tying Pete Newell as the fourth-winningest coach in school history.

It was the fifth time the Bears held a team to under 35 percent in shooting after allowing greater than 50 percent in the previous two games.

Cal built a 12-2 early lead through the first 8:37 of the contest, holding Fresno State to just 1-for-13 on field goal attempts during the stretch. The Bears limited the Bulldogs to 8-for-30 (26.7%) for the opening 20 minutes.

This was the second game this season where David Kravish and Richard Solomon each notched double-digit rebounds (Kravish 12, Solomon 14). The duo also put up 10+boards apiece in the season opener vs. Coppin State.

The Golden Bears notched 5+ blocked shots for the first time since the season opener vs. Coppin State, with 2blocks each from Tyrone Wallace, Richard Solomon and David Kravish.